SHARK REEF
A Publication of the Lopez Writers Guild
Vol. 4, No. 1
February 2005

Songs of the world

By Alaya Battalia
 
Vibrations rumble making echoes in my mind
Echoes turn to whispered words
One wave harsh one wave soft
The harsh wave strikes piercing to the bone
Booming into existence
The other sneaks into being
Rising and falling in the beat of life
Beautiful words make melancholy melodies
That tingle with serene divinity 
Making songs that tune to a happy heart
The voices that are sung reflect
Back to the past of these two strong cultures
Back to when the west was won
And the south was conquered
They sing of civilizations clash
And mans seemingly lust for war
Chanting with prayers to harmonize
For the world to have one tone
The tone of happiness
 

Good Verse Survival

By Alaya Battalia
 
People bustle through crowded streets
Noise erupts from the center of chaos
Venders shout their worth
In a language known to all
The language of profit
Passed down through generations
Survival of the loudest
Mixed inbetween
Breeds the opposite
Those who depend on stealth
These shadows sweep between
Magicians of the street
Quick to practice a trick of the hand
The swift snatch wins them their fortune
Vacationers a prime target for the hands survival
The heart of a poor peoples prosper
 

Copyright © 2005 by Alaya Battalia

Alaya Battalia, 16, was born in a little shack on Lopez and therefore describes herself as ‘an Island girl for life’. She attends Lopez High School. Alaya says she “loves life, all aspects of it, even the parts that are supposed to ‘make you stronger’.” She considers traveling a necessity in her life, and she travels whenever possible.

 

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